KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).

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Kaduna businessman drags ex fiancee’s father to court, demands dowry refund A businessman, Nasiru Dayyabu, on Wednesday, dragged the father of his ex-fiance, Mallam Sani Direba, to Shari’a Court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over N260,000 dowry. The complainant had joined Direba in the suit against two brothers demanding a refund of N250, 000 dowry and N10,000 introduction money he paid to marry his daughter. Represented by his counsel, Mr Sani Sunusi, the complainant told the court that he sent his people from Karaye, Kano State to Kaduna in 2025, to seek for the defendant’s daughter’s hand in marriage. “We paid the dowry and the introduction money (kudin gausuwa) and were waiting for them to set a date for the wedding,” he said. “Unfortunately, the lady’s father called to inform us that they have cancelled the marriage.” The counsel said the complainant had asked for the refund of his money since Sept. 2025 but all the efforts he made proved abortive. He claimed that his client ...
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NERC TO STATES: SLASH TARIFFS, PAY THE SUBSIDY. (PHOTO).

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 NERC to States: Slash Tariffs, Pay the Subsidy


The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has warned that states cutting electricity tariffs must cover the shortfall through subsidies.


This comes after Enugu State reduced Band A tariffs from N209/kWh to N160/kWh. NERC stated that states lack control over the national grid and must reflect full generation and transmission costs in their pricing or risk distorting the power market.


Power firms and industry groups criticized the move, stressing that only states generating and distributing their own power can set tariffs. NERC is now engaging Enugu authorities over the decision.

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